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Continuing with our series on gospel “contradictions,” today we look at the account of Jairus’ daughter. Jairus was a Jewish elder whose daughter became very ill and died. Immediately, Jairus asked Jesus if he could heal her. According to both gospel accounts, Jesus raised Jairus’ daughter back to life. However, critics point out an apparent contradiction between the accounts in Mark and Matthew. This alleged contradiction is extremely minor, but it seems to be important to some people. So, here goes… Continue reading →

In this article, we take a close look at an account in the New Testament that critics love to share as evidence that the gospels are unreliable and contradictory. It’s the story of the centurion, shared in chapter 8 of Matthew and chapter 7 of Luke. In this account, a centurion asks Jesus to heal one of his servants.